P/C Industry News

University Study of P/C Insurers Finds Bad CEOs Can Wreck Companies

When companies go out of business, their leaders often blame something other than their own performance for the failure. Lehman Bros.’s CEO Richard Fuld said his compensation package had nothing to do with his firm’s death in 2008. Ken Lay …

The Future for Independent Insurance Agencies

I believe the future of independent insurance agencies is at a tipping point. A number of forces are pushing agencies toward the precipice of major change. A few of those forces include: legislation, case law, the Web, generational differences, the …

Competing Locally on the World Wide Web

SAN DIEGO – (October 5, 2010) – Unless you are a recent college graduate (or younger!) you undoubtedly remember life before the internet made its debut roughly 15 years ago. Statistics reflect the astonishing rate of its adoption in the …

Top 25 Carriers’ Second Quarter Results Show Improvement in 2010 Versus Second Quarter 2009

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.” In a market that continues to be described as soft, the Top 25 Property/Casualty companies give meaning to the word achievement. …

Surplus Lines Premiums Down in 2009; But Brokers Say Market is Stabilizing

The surplus lines industry continues to experience a decline in direct premiums written (DPW). For a third consecutive year in 2009, the surplus lines industry’s DPW fell 4.1 percent, an improvement over 2008 where the DPW fell 6.2 percent. Despite …

Lloyd’s CFO Comments on Lower Profits, Investments, Russia Office

As Lloyd’s published its first half results, Luke Savage, the chief financial officer, had a busy day on Tuesday. But he spoke briefly with Insurance Journal on some of the issues the report on the first half raised. As detailed …

Surplus Lines Premiums Fall, Again, But Brokers Remain Optimistic

The surplus lines industry continues to experience a decline in direct premiums written (DPW). For a third consecutive year in 2009, the surplus lines industry’s DPW fell 4.1 percent, an improvement over 2008 where the DPW fell 6.2 percent. Even …

University Study of P/C Insurers Finds Bad CEOs Can Wreck Companies

When companies go out of business, their leaders often blame something other than their own performance for the failure. Lehman Bros.’s CEO Richard Fuld said his compensation package had nothing to do with his firm’s death in 2008. Ken Lay …

The Future for Independent Insurance Agencies

Proactively Manage Your Future and Be Ready for Change I believe the future of independent insurance agencies is at a tipping point. A number of forces are pushing agencies toward the precipice of major change. A few of those forces …

Fitch Revises U.S. P/C Industry Outlook to Stable

Fitch has revised its sector outlook on the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to stable from negative for both the commercial lines and personal lines sectors. The ratings agency says that a stable outlook for the sector indicates that Fitch believes …